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- Public health orders (updated Feb. 5): Sports and recreation, gyms and fitness centres, accommodation, faith-based organizations, performing arts, movie theatres, retail and vending markets, party buses and limousines, mandatory masks, worker health checks, reviewing and updating your COVID-19 safety plan, more info.
- New and updated information: COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace, COVID-19 FAQs: Safety in vehicles
COVID-19: Information and resources
Protocols for Phase 2 and 3 industries, Protocols for Phase 1 industries, General health and safety, COVID-19 Safety Plan template, OHS guideline G3.3 (COVID-19 Safety Plan), and more resources; Claims, Insurance
Bill 23
Overview of changes in effect Jan. 1, 2021, Consultation on permanent partial disability benefits, Consultation on retirement age determinations, Summary of provisions, Historical reports, Board of Directors’ decision on the consequential amendments, Board of Directors' decision on permanent partial disability benefits, Board of Directors' decision on retirement age determinations
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Log transportation
Here you'll find links to health and safety information and resources for work in log transportation. Additional information and resources are available from our industry partner, the BC Forest Safety Council.
To reduce the potential for injury or disease, it's important to manage the risks and hazards in your workplace. See our resources to learn more about common risks and hazards in your industry, or follow the links to these related topics:
Resources
Reducing the risk of injury from spring-assisted folding stakes on log transport trailers
Adjusting the spring tensions of folding stakes on log transport trailers can result in serious injuries if not done properly. This bulletin describes how spring-assisted folding stakes work, the hazards...
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Log Hauling Safety
This video features the common safety activities that occur within a typical “day in the life” of a logging truck driver.The five areas of safe work procedure covered are inspections,...
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Log Loading Safety - It's Everyone's Responsibility
NOTE: This video contains language that may be offensive to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Failure to properly supervise work, bad planning, errors of judgment, poor communication,...
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U-Bolt: A Video Guide to Checking U-Bolts on Log Trucks
U-bolts are often the means of securing a truck’s bulkhead to its frame. If a U-bolt is overbent or not torqued to the manufacturer’s specifications a shifting load could put the driver...